Joseph Kent
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United States Senator from Maryland |
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In office March 4, 1833 – November 24, 1837 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Smith |
| Succeeded by | William D. Merrick |
| 19th Governor of Maryland | |
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In office January 9, 1826 – January 15, 1829 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Stevens, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Martin |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815 |
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| Preceded by | Archibald Van Horne |
| Succeeded by | John Carlyle Herbert |
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In office March 4, 1819 – January 6, 1826 |
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| Preceded by | John Carlyle Herbert |
| Succeeded by | John Crompton Weems |
| Personal details | |
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January 14, 1779 Calvert County, Maryland |
| Died | November 24, 1837 (aged 58) Bladensburg, Maryland |
| Political party | Whig |
Joseph Kent (January 14, 1779 – November 24, 1837), a Whig, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1833 until his death in 1837. He also served in the House of Representatives, serving the second district of Maryland from 1811 to 1815 and again from 1819 to 1826, and as the 19th Governor of Maryland from 1826 to 1829.
Born on January 14, 1779 in Calvert County, Maryland. He was the son of Daniel Kent, Sr. (1754–1805) and Anne Weems Wheeler (1761–1823). Joseph Kent received a liberal schooling at Lower Marlboro Academy, and studied medicine. He was admitted to medical practice in Lower Marlborough, Calvert County in 1799 with a Doctor Parran, but ceased relations with Parran after a political disagreement in 1801.
Joseph married first, Eleanor Lee Contee Wallace (1782–1826) on October 30, 1804. Eleanor was born December 9, 1782 in Prince George's County, Maryland. She died August 14, 1826. Eleanor was the daughter Dr. Michael Wallace, Jr., Esq. (1749–1794) and Eleanor Lee Contee (1758–1786). Their daughter, Adelaide MacKubin Kent, would marry Thomas Pratt, another Governor of Maryland and U.S. Senator.
Kent purchased a 300-acre (1.2 km2) estate named "Rosemount" near Bladensburg, Maryland, and settled there around 1807. "Rosemount" is part of the large estate, "Park Hall", owned by the Gantt family in 1735, about which time it was divided and sold. Joseph gave the name "Rosemount". He was passionately fond of roses and the old terraced garden was kept profusely planted with lilies and roses, justifying his choice of the new name he had given his home.
He continued the practice of medicine and also engaged in farming on his estate. In 1807, Dr. Kent removed to the vicinity of Bladensburg and entered the Maryland State Militia as a Surgeon's mate, in the 34th Regiment of the Maryland Militia. In 1809 he was made a full surgeon, but resigned. In the militia, Kent received the rank of a Lieutenant Colonel, and finally as a Colonel of the Cavalry of the 2nd Maryland Militia Cavalry.
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